AlveitiKinpr Tintcs.
Tb I rife and relianle nrenlatlon of the 'w
bria Fbefmah er.mirriiiii II lo Hie fa vorutde eon
sideratlon of ad verii.-t, whose. tavor will b e in
serted at the lollnwlng low rater:
1 loon, nam
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1 1 year
S " 6 month.
1 year
I monUil
8 1 year
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H 1 year
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on
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ln.oo
nteel Circulation. - ISiOO.
ni.r
XT SLBSCRIFTIOS RATES.
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ao.oo
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l Tear eaon lo advance J1.0
' do Ifnot pafd within 3 me.ths. I.T6
aa ,in it nnl para v --
22 do l" " paid wlUia the year.. A
THrgi re.ld.ng eotslde or the eeunty
".'"additional per year will be charged to
" F even twill the above terms be d-
1. i irrra and tboee who don i eon.nlt tnair
test Bt paying in advance mast nit as
J placed ob the mdi lootlnn as those wbe
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E13ENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY. MAY 9. 1S90.
NUMBER 15.
ouaiy eaecatea at iowetl prloea .
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mlirin Freeman,
In pnMUbtd Weekly at
-NSHUIiO. - - - l'KNN'A.
BY JAMES . HASSO,
iff Mr
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lilt II i I a I
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EsaeflDressCoOuS
FOR SPRING.
In the flepartmenta we are offering for
H aaooin'a busintssa great many uoutiual
tinea and harirainn.
Vfr.im our Mil Order Department for
aplee of anything in the Drv Uoods line
in Bay be ipecially Interested in and get
e beatfo' the leant cutlav.
SO Ineh Suitines in dark colorings, checks,
id strip-. "J3 rents.
28 laeh All Wool Tricots and Cloths, "25
ols.
.3 lD0h American Novelties. checks,strlpes
'1 r'al-N. '.''5 eenU.
i) Uch Si-utch CtloN. In beautiful s
rtneot of various ahadea i.f irrey and
wb triJe, 3 cent a yard : all-wooi
i worth regularly 73 ceuts. Exlraotdl
ry value.
ESd Itordnre Suitings, 40 cents.
- I-!ted Novelty " AO rents.
Aa-W ool ' 73 cents.
In tilef tne largest assort meut of special
iloea Is Wool .Sait'nu-, 3 cents to 73
Bts, ever placed on sale In any one store.
' SILKS.
Plain Burixh. l; inches wide. 30c, r3.
24 lnob- wule. 7.V. worth f7',' cenU.
34 IscbcH wide, Jl, very best g.KxIn made.
I?W Ctievlut Silks In Spring colorless,
lecksard trlpe. iM) cent.
New Austrian Cloths, all Silk, entirely
w faor,-. f l Oil a ird.
30 pieces colored Armures, 11 Inches wide
eenta, iet color ; g xxts made to sell at
.23, and undoubted iv th greatest Milk
krgaln vi'i .mid
New Faille KrancalsiM, Summer Silks,
abutal llks. India Silks, etc.. etc.. at
Iom lower than such qualities are usually
Id at.
Our Spring Catalogue and Fast Ion
lurnal now ready free upon request.
If yoor name was on our mailing list for
a ci'pv of this catalogue will be mailed
a 4 .so If yon (ltd not receive a eopv last
r. write Dame and address on a postal
id a eopv will be mailed. Mail order busl
iaa a leading feature.
iOGGS &BUHL,
ALLEGHENY. PA.
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i -I V.'m '.-mi. nn woman, so mkmI
ilk . i . ,.., H.n.s; nj cnTH Tia ax,
" ' 1 JV "'.- INS BAKTH.
' jr ''.'.""rat.J circular to
3hii:t, Jru, & Co.,
-Walnut H,rt.ot,
PHILADELPHIA
ilfilSHIHG
MAC1UNKS
i f A R 0 U A R C O . Limited.
I I If ' I '"n,ylvani Aarlcoltorai
I '' I Vra.. YOUK, r"A.
T?Z 1 l-race ft.. N. York
eL.Uii l;?,, -paper..
..nI.!ICK A"ORNIV.AT-UW
? me.lB ball.tlnit.IT
Iloal I1m b""" 'ted.4 U tatl.fa.
iollati.ii. a (paotalty. lO-uf-lf
ir nrnm no OTHDC
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IFTII AVENUE, PITTSBURG, PA.
miS. - SILKS. - SILKS.
Po r want nvthl0B In 811k ? IWe'i th- plAc n-l oowt yoor tm.
All Silk Si hhs, e-try desirable stiaJs, c jard. A iupenor quUty. oer .0 dtr-
fent ha.l, 73c.
COLORKl) C.KtM lillXINa. 50fl. 75c And f 1 00.
8T13 KMAlKMF.r. effty shAila. MS ni tl 0.
PLAIH Iniia. Dir( df-silRna. 8)c, 75fl And $t 00.
Cui!f Trtas St-HAHS. for MIih1 00 and t.23.
STmrK asp "LAii)Si RiH. for Mi. On rit. ,,.,
Choick I niMMiN.itt A.iu Comiunation SiLKS. In fitrlp, Plid.. Slolres. PetsUna and
rocadm, fnim wk? up. ,
Do you want a nlo Black Sik Dhkss or a fw yar l for flslntr ap ?
AU oar HLAt k ir (utraoM. If anylhlnir happens we 11 make It Rood 1, We
op will thi- r.v.ntrt wrt-"-VHr a lrn g.w.H.incs.
PrUjea for rihkI wnarlnn Black Sllk75oto tJ.OO arard. The fatrorltea ate tl.00:and
.
Trimminu Vklvet. 40 fi;ff-rDt ehades.
PLI'shks, all roinra an1 quallt.
Srtic riiiHK VklvktilKih flOfi. 6c. 73c and;7',d-
Throoifti our wttUcnniturtHd Mailing Uartindul you can et samples aai aee what
in want. Order promptly tlHi'd.
NtwrcK T'loiwh hie oocuplwd thU spr to tell you a-ut Stlki. rm)mbir. we
it tne hm-ft nrf!. C.mmIh, Sul-.a and Wrapt. - Carpet and Curtain Departmenti all rry
unpieU Come and ee or write for what you want.
. CAMPBELL & DICK.
LUMBER IS ADVANCING.
SAW-MILLS, STEAM ENGINES,
SHINOLE MILLS. HAT PRESS KM. Ac
IT yno want a Flrt-f ! MAW MILL,
send forCatalouve and special prloe to Introduce
In your ae-tioa to
A. H. KAKUL'AK, (Limited;, York, Pa.
LILLY
lilSUR&HCE & STEAMSHIP
AGENCY.
F1KE! INSURANCE AT HST. Pt LIClri
ISSUED IN HOI KEUABLK COMPA
NIES AT VERY LOWEST KATES.
STEAMSHIP TlfKETS-SOLD AND DRAFTS
iJiSUEI) PAYABLE IN ALLJPAKTS
OF EUROPE.
.1. 13. Million, Afrerit,
LILLY. CAMRkIA CO.. PA.
February H, 1VJ0. ty.
ROBERT EVANS,
UNDERTAKER,
AND MANUFACTURER OF
and dealer la all kind ol FURNITURE,
ST-A tall Una at Uwitu always on baad.ta
Bodies Embalmed
WHEN REQUIRED.
Apt sj sa
A 80LID
EEL FENCE!
EXPANDED METAL
CCT FBOlt TECL
SONiaHINS NEW.
rLAIEU,
For Rvaiocncia, Cmumomvs. C.wrrritira, Famea
GANOiNS ArbOTi, ta4 Csars TrIUM
t lr-p-eor PLASTKItl VB LATH. IMH)K TH,
Ae. V rue for lUuatrateU CatAloue: mailed rrc
CENTRAL EXPANDED METAL CO
II V nu, Btttacurcl. tNa.
Hardware Mm acc 1U Or, name of Uua paper
HIXTM KTRRI.T. PITTtRI RU. rA.
I the arrat rullewe of Kurineaa Otflees, where all
the lrn Hi nl a cowipl.t. nu.it).. educatloa in
taaeht tj Arta.1 rl.llor'H Prmctlc. The anly
m.'tih.r irto Peana of the ' Inter-State Hul
re. Pritetiee A.focial Ion ol America." The ta
Oent l.anrs auk keepma and buaineas by en.
lna In hualnek transact. o.. Practh-al OITIro
Work b1 Hsnktna; aiw veialtles. Indlvliiaal
iMtraetlnn. fraia a. w. to A p. w. aa.l irotn T to
l- r. M. The tc.t alantaaea In Shor-hand and
Tyi.wrttln the hlaheat .peed la the shortest
time. Kfti.l tor ralo..
skra j.alll Ike Ktpealllaa. a
lera atlweiva welcome.
JAJU.SCLAKK WILLIAMS A.M.,
PraJlaenL
- Catar r H
CREAM : BALM
i
ri:- nm un--., ri
Clei
rawaskaTeei.
Allay. ! aid
KYFEYIR
I aflaamai .w.
I eatl . kere Ey re
Keat.re. tk
Heaiae. er Taau
al Nenell.
Try the Cure. HAY-
A particle Is applied Into eaea Boatrlls and lh
ajcreeahl.. Prlea M cenU at Dr.KKi.ts ; bv mall
NATURE'8,
A ktlll.ll arauK.
r.r birk st i-.
CURE FOR
r.rT.raia Urn,
Bllleaa M.aaacka,
Ctleaeaa.
Tarraal'a tftrmual
CDNSTIPATlOn.
Selta!er Aperient
It la eertal. In lu effeeu
It la a.ntl. I. ita mu o
It la palateable t. the
taste. l eaa be relied
vioa to e.ra, .ad It ear,
ry uuiif, not by o.mr
lag. Batare. fo uot Uke
lul.nl lara-aile ymte
"I'" r allow year chil
dren to tak. then, always
-.w mu eiegaai pnar-
. . prvfTuo.,
ohlrk has bee. lor dot.
k . i.
3 V P n r n p i . " years a p.b;ta
St
nr. vyr? cj i
w -Ka AT BT
5i
yJ P N tl S-A 1
ER
YOUR NECKTIE'S UP BEHIND.
Wnea you attend a party
And pyrate wfth tne girU,
Tne exercise la hearty.
Your brain with pleasure whirl. ;
But. oh! Um; painful fetrling
When suddenly vou find
The naked truth revealin
Your necktie's up tehlnd.
As down on Vhamrr you linirer
To waleli the market's close.
Some tool will point his RnKr
At you ts nt ath your nuae
And shout out quite Jocosely:
"Excuse me. air. I find
On looking at you closely
Your aecktle'a up behind."
On some Bijrht when you're callwa;
Upon your awretheart fair.
Oh ! la It not appalling,
Aa you your love declare. -When
words come bard and harder.
Quite auddenly to find.
In midst of lore's sweet ardor.
Your necktie's up behind.
In this queer situation.
No matter how one tries.
There Is no expiation.
The necktie's bound to rise.
Tls UM-ltu to regret It,
Hy fate It is desi.med.
And when you leal expect it
Your necktie's np tx hind.
L Clothier and Furnisher.
SLOW AND SURE.
Thla Was the Watch-Word of the
Suooessful Young Man.
James I.inparJ, an old and soli J city
merchant, had in his employ two no ph
ews, who had every opportunity of
studying in his countinf-room the secrt-t
of a successful business career. Th-se
were John Warren and Stephen Grey,
lloth attained the ape of twenty-five the
aame year, and both on the first of May
were summoned inl Air. Liniranl's pres
ence. He thus addressexl them:
"You have each l--n in my employ
eight years: you know how my business
is conducted, and I consider you compe
tent to manage & business of your own.
Though I should te glad to retain you
longer as clerks, I will not stand in the
way of your advancement. 1 have
placed to the credit of each of you at my
banker's the sum of five thousand
pounds. This will supply you with suf
ficient basis for embarking1 in busi
ness. With economy In your personal
expenses, and prudent and judicious
management, you will succeed. Success
to you!"
This was a long speech for the old
merchant, yet, after A moment's pause,
he added:
"I have one thing1 more to say. This
is all I purtiose to do for you. You have
live times the capital I started with, and
with it you must sink or swim. Yon
have my In-st hopes and wishes, but need
look for no further pecuniary aid."
His nephews thanked hi-" heartily,
and at once took measures to go into
business. John Warren secured a
modest shop at a moderate rent, and de
termined to do business on a cash basis,
contenting himself with such a stock as
his own capital would buy. He made
his purchases judiciously, and over
looked every detail of his business per
sonally. Stephen (Jrey had larger idoas. He
hired a ehop at three times the rent,
pushed his credit to the utmost, and
made a great show at the outset.
Itoth young men were engagvd, and
both soon married. Here, again, a dif
ference was manifested.
John Warren hired a small, neat cot
tage just out of London, and furni.-hed
it in a cheap, lnexpensivi' manner. One
servant only was employed, who,
together w ith a loy to run errands, w as
found sufficient for a small establish
ment. Hut Stephen tlrey turned up his
nuse at the cottage, and hired a city
house at four times the rent, w hich, of
course, rsj uired more bervanls and a
larger scale of expenditure.
"I'm not going td live like a pauper,"
he said, loftily.
"Hut can you afford such a Louse,
Su-phvn?" asked his cousin.
'.My business profits will I? much
greater than yours," he answered. "I
lx-gin where you will be five years
hence. "
"Perhaps ." Raid John, shrewdly;
"but w here w ill you be then?"
"Don't fear for me," Mid Stephen,
confidently; "I'm ashamed of you for
not showing more enterprise. You've
immured yourself in an obscure shop,
where Sim will do next to no business."
"I don't know about that. I'd rather
lie slow and sure. It's better to hug the
ahore than get wrecked in mid ocean."
"IVrhaps so, but I know I am on the
way to dirtune. Ten years from now I
shall have turned my five thousand
pounds into a hundred thousand, while
you may possibly have fifu-en."
"I see you are not to be convinced."
"Xor you, I suppose."
"No. ny motto is, 'slow and sure.'"
"And mine, 'nothing venture, noth
ing have. "
"Well, the future can alone decide
which of us is right."
So the two cousins separatitl.
I am ttound to confess, though my own
feeling- is that John was right, that cir-cumstan-e
wcmtnl to justify Stephen
in his course. It so haptx-ntsl that the
particular classes of goods of which he
had Iwjught so largely, rose rapidly,
owing to a state of things which needn't
be explained, and as his stock was larre,
his protils were also very larpc. IneU-ed,
notwithstanding his personal expenses
were three times as great as his cousin's,
his balance sheet showed, at the end of
the year, a clean profit vt five thousand
pounds. In other w ords, he had doubled
his capital, and was now worth ten
thousand pounds. John had profited,
too, by the rise, but on account of the
more limited extent of his business ad
vanced to but six thousand pounds. Hut
with this he was well plwased, and
counted himself fortunate.
"llow s.lnut our differed matters?"
said Stephen one day aliout this lime, in
rather an exulting tone, to bis cousin.
'I have no reason to complain of
mine," said John, "it has served rue
well."
"ltut not so well as mine."
"It is hardly tirua to fuel sure of that
yet." said John.
"I don't agree with you. I shall keep
on a I have liegun. Indeed, I shall ex
tend my operation. I am in treaty for
larger store, and
"For a larger store T' exclaimed John,
surprised.
"Yes; it may buit you to poke alonp at
a email's pac c, but I boast a lilllo more
enterprise."
"You can't expert tblnirs will always
lie as favorable as they have beea this
last year."
"Vo luusl u'a.; luins aa they cocie.
of course; but when the sun ahiae. it's
the time to make hay."
I hope you will make plenty of It
and be ready for a shower, if that should
come."
"Trust me for that. I hnow what I'm
about. You'd better follow my ex
ample." "How, move into a larger store?"
"Yes; take this one w hich I am about
to leave."
John shook his head.
"It is too large for rue," he said. "I
am not yet ready to enlarge my opera
tions beyond my present limit."
"Well, it's good advice I'm giving; you,
whether you take it or not."
"I've no doubt you think so. Stephen.
I hope you will meet with no reverses to
shake your faith in your motto."
So the two cousins again separated
and each continued to do business in his
own way. Not only did Stephen In
crease his business expenses by iccupy
ing a store at a higher rent, n-qniring
an additional number of clerks, but he
also moved into a larger house and set
up a carriage.
Ilut circumstances still favored Ste
phen. The rise in price continued,
though not to as great an extent, and,
his stock living larger, hi cleared an
other five thousand )sund.. Ho liogan
to think himself as destin-d to be lucky
and in no danger of any reverse. Hut
at the end of the third year, which was
less favorable.be barely held bis own.
Still, he was worth fifteen thous.nd
pounds. The tide had turned and he
should have taken in sail, ltut this he
saw no necessity for doing. So for two
years longer hi kept on his way. In
that time goods fell very considerably.
His stock w as very large and bis losses
also very large. His property had shrunk
to eight thousand dollars, while John's
had increased to nine thousand and ho
was now the richer of the two. John
now felt authorized in renting a some
what larger shop, while Stephen re
mained in his own.
I shall not le able, nor would It le
interesting, to detail the varying fort
unes of the succeeding years. Suffice it
to say that at the end of ten years John
was worth fifteen thousand pounds, and
was carrying on a safe and profitable
business. Stephen found himself at a
point w here failure was inevitaltlo un
less lie could obtain the iiiiimsliate use
of ten thousand pounds. His personal
extravagance and ill-judged expansion
may account for this.
In this dilemma he bethought him
self of his uncle. He made his way to
the well-known counting-room, and was
shown into Mr. Lingard's private room.
"I hope every thing is going well,
Stephen," said the merchant.
O, yes." aid Stephen, "that is, pret
ty well, ltut, to tell the truth, I'm in a
tight place just at preseiiU"
"Indeed; I'm sorry to hear it."
"lou see my jerations are pretty
large, and I am afraid I shall have to
suspend unless I can rais ten thousand
pounds within a week."
"That's a large sum."
"Well, my business is large."
"What do you estimate your stock at?"
"Twenty thousand xunds."
"Will ten thousand pounds fet you
free entirely'."
"Xo," aid Stephen, reluctantly. "I
have bills to the amount of eight thou
sand more maturing in six months."
"Islucting the proper margin, it is
doubtful if your assets eiual your lia
bilities." "A loan of ten thousand pounds would
give me a chance to right myself. Will
you come to my help. Mr. Kingard?"
The old gentleman shook his head.
"Frank iy. no. I resolvi-d when I
started you in business to leave you to
yourself w ithout further help. 01m.tv
ing how you slart-d, I foresaw bow
things would turn out. You have held
out longer than I anticipated."
"Then what am I to do, sir?" asked
Stephen, gloomily.
"1 ad vim you to call jour creditors
and make a frank statement. If they
allow you to go on contract your opera
tions, take a smaller store and le
gin over aain. If you pref -r. however,
I will give you a clerkship at five hun
dred pounds salary. I presume my part
ner would not object."
"Your partner, sir? Have you taken
one?"
"Yes; I find I am g-etting old and need
rest." ,
"May I ak who he is?"
"It is John Warren."
Stephen sprang to his feet in amaze
ment, anger and envy. John Warren to
be placed so far above his head!
"Why is this?" ho asked1. In an un
steady voiee.
"It is lec.iuse John Warren is a good,
reliable business man. Had you shown
the samo good judgment, sagacity and
moderation I should have taken you,
alo, into partnership; but, 1 tell you
frankly, I can not trust my business in
your hands."
Stephen left the office abruptly, angry
and mortified. He was glad eventually
to accept the clerkship, being utterly
wrecked in business. John Warren is at
this time, his uncle being deceased, the
head of the great firm and a very rich
man. Stephen is a disappointed man,
but he has only himself to thank for it.
Horatio Alger, Jr., in Yankee Blade.
Krmarkalil. C'yrlonei Relic.
E. S. Wilsou, a M icksmith of Ozark, Mo.,
has a relic of ttio Marshrield cyclone, which
occurred on Sun. lav, April IS, lsso, that
is a very remarkable curiosity. Tins wit
ness of one of the freaks of the great storm
is a black quart bottle, bett by some mys
terious force iuto au elliptic circle, without
a crack or break in the glass that the
closest scrutiny can discover. The neck of
the bottle actually touches the edge of the
bottom, ami the fact that the glass was not
broken in any way by the strange force of
the storm is shown by the test of its hold
ing water or any other fluid. By grad
ua.iy turning the bottle as the water is
poured in it can be nearly filled to its
full capacity, so as to show the perfect
souudness of the material. This bottle was
found by Mr. Wilson the day after the
Mrtutk M disaster and examined by Prof.
Tice, who soon came to the scene of de
struction to study the phenomena of the
cyclone from a svieuuiie stand point. The
famous meteorologist attributed the bend
ing of the bottle to the force of electricity,
aud considered this one of the most won
derful results of the mighty agency at work
in the storm-cloud. The bottle was found in
the wreck of one of the Mar&hficld drug
stotes. Mr. Wilson has been offered ex
travagant prices for the curiosity, but de
clines to part with the relic.
The First Iutlic School.
The tiro hundred aud fiftieth anniver
sary of the establishment of the first pub
lic school in the United States, sustained by
a direct tax on the l-op, was ht-ld at
Meetmg-House Hill, Dorchester, Mass.,
THE FATAL AUTOGRAPH.
' Will yon write in my autograph book?" said
she.
And he dared not nwer nay.
Though his heart beat quick, and bis breath
came thick.
And he trembled in dismay;
For he loved the maid, and was sore afraid
And be dared not answer nay.
So be took the book and prayed for a thought.
And long fnr a thought did pray.
And long did he look In the dictionary book.
And the cy-clo-pe-di-a.
I will write a vi-ne," said he, " that Is terse
And bang-up and O. K."
And he searcb-ed thro the Llrary of
Song." .
And he search-ed many a day.
I will show the maid that the poetry trade."
Said he, " is fust my lay.
I will find a verse that la sweet and lerne,
If I hunt forever and aye!"'
And he search-ed lonp. and he found a verse
At the end of the fortieth day.
' She will thick every line," he chuckled, "is
mine,"
And he tauphed full loud and pay.
" I'm a pe-nl us. an.1 1 make no fuss
To write trood vere. Hoo-r-ay :"
Then he turned the page, and his rival's
name
Was writ with much display
'Neath the very same verse, and it mado him
curse;
And his raven locks turned pray;
Ami he fell on his ile, and quickly died
Of by-po-chun dri a.
S. W. Foss, in Puck.
BINGO, THE FIRE-DOG.
Some of His Many Exploits How
He Died.
Bingo was exceedingly black. Eyes,
skin, hair, every thing about Bingo, ex
cept his disposition, was of the most
somber hue. He had the most charming
qualities as an offset to his f unereal col
oring. He was intelligent, he was kind,
ho was unselfish, ho was faithful and he
was devoted to his vocation.
Now, this description is & history in
itself, and if one only adds to it that
Bingo died in the full prime of his pow
ers, it would seem a Rembrandt portrait
of him, with powcrf ul contrasts of light
and shade.
But to make the history of Bingo more
appealing to human sympathy, some of
the vicissitudes of his career should bo
set forth. Virtues aro nothing if they
are not exercised, and the action of life
is the grindstone which rubs them
smooth.
Bingo was a dog.
But such a dog! Roth his parents were
French, so, according to the law of ca
nine genealogy. Bingo, though born in
the United States, was a French poodle.
His mamma was a trick-dog named I'rou
Frou, that had been trained hy a New
York fireman named John Farley. "She
belonged to a very elegant j-oung gen
tleman, whoso occupation in life was to
amuse himself, one of the hardest things
in the world to do when it is the, only
employment which ono has.
This young man thought that Frou
Frou would contribute to his efforts to
make life amusing if she were taught
several things which no dog, not even a
French poslle, would ever pick up by
itself. So the young gentleman brought
Frou-Frou to John Farley and asked
him to educate her in the very highest
fashion possible to a young, aristocratic
dog.
Farley w as a great instructor of dogs.
He was very successful in bis methods,
having pretty well solved the education
al problem, so far as dogs are concerned.
no was stationt-d at the water-tower on
Thirteenth street, and he used to keep
Frou-Frou in the room where he slept,
which was also her school-room.
But it is not necessary to dwell at
length on the education of Frou-Frou,
since this is the history of her son
Bingo. It is enough to say that after
her course was completed she was one
of the best-educatd poodles in Gotham,
and she furnished a good deal of enjoy
ment to the young gentleman inquest
of amusement. She has been mentioned
only to show that Bingo had an ancestry
of which no dog need have been
ashamed, and to account for the sphere
of life in which Bingo achieved distinc
tion. The young man was pleas-d with Far
ley's huivj-sh with Frou-Frou, and beside
paying the bill for her tuition, he gave
Bingo to the fireman when he was a
very young and utterly ignorant little
poodle. Farley accepted the puppy and
trained him with the greatest care.
Bingo became a fire-dog.
A fire-log is one which lives in an
engine-house and takes an active iater
est in conflagrations. Although there
are not many of these dogs to-day in the
New York engine-houses, they used to
le a common feature of these houses.
These dogs take instinctively to their
calling. They are not specially trained
to their vocation, but they fall into the
ways of fire-dogs naturally.
Farley taught Bingo many tricks and
accomplishments, but where fires were
concerned the dog picked up every thing
by himself. In the engine-houses the
horsK-s are kept in stalls by the side of
the engine. Every thing is arranged so
that there will be no delay in starting
off for the fire the moment the alarm is
sounded. The harness hangs from the
ceiling, high enough from the ground to
allow the horse to como under it,
Tho moment the alarm sounds the
horses start with the greatest alacrity,
spring from their stalls, go to the en
gine and put themselves in position to
le ' harnessed. By the time they aro
there the firemen are sliding down the
smooth, round pole which goes from the
ground floor of the engine-house up to
tho room where they sleep.
The harness is dropped on the horse,
the buckles made fast in a jiffy. The
driver vaults into his seat and in a mo
ment more the horses are galloping full
tilt through the busy streets, the gong
clanging constantly to warn the vehicles
and pedestrians to get out of the way.
It i a most exciting sight to see the
horses bounding along, tho heavy en
gine rattling over tho stones, while the
brass clang of the gong is incessantly
sounding.
Bingo soon determined what his
function was, and be acquitted himself
of it w ith the most ardent zeal. This,
of course, was. after be had grown up
and Lad reached maturity. : When he
was a wabbly little puppy, and when,
later, he was a thoughtless, giddy
young dog, he did not go to fires, but was
fed and trained upstairs.
But he grew to be very strong, al
though he was never very large. His
hair was clipped so that he looked like
an African lion. It was cut very close
in places, but was left thick around his
shoulders and head, with a tuft on the
end vt Lia tail. Uu Lai little armlets of
his own hair on his legs and a little
clump on his haunches.
His black, shiny eyes glistened from
beneath the silky hair that hung over
them, and he looked so ken and quick
that one felt obliged to be very clear
and precise with him, because he had
the air of not being able to lose any
time in foolishness.
Bang! bang! bang! would go the gong.
The horses would spring forward,
trampling the floor with their sounding
hoofs, and. at the same moment Bingo's
cheery bark w as heard as he scurried
around in mad anxiety to get every
Ixsly off all right to put out the fire. Oh,
how important he felt when the alarm
was given and he felt called on to con
tribute to the good of the community by
his generous efforts!
After the engine had started out he
tore along ahead of it alout half a
square, turning round now and then to
see that it was following, and dodging
around among tho feet of the horses and
the teams that he met- He barked all
this time w ith a tremendous sense of
his importance, as if proclaiming:
"Clear tho way, good folk! Clear the
way! There is a fire and we are in a
hurry to put it out."
Bingo us-d to follow the men who
went into the burning building, and
would frequently make his way to the
roof. It was his chief delight to get
near the pipeman who held the nozzle
of the hose-pipe and directed the dis
charge of the water upon the fire.
Bingo seemed to feel that he was help
ing to extinguish tho flames when he
was near the hose-pipe. Who could
question his utility then?
Yhen the fl re was out he trotted back
with the proudest air of complacency,
and upon returning to the engine-house
he would frisk around Farley as if
courting attention and praise for his
services.
But when his master would put Bingo
through his paces and exhibit the whole
round of his accomplishments to visit
ors, he was quite another animal. His
relationship to tho elegant Frou-Frou
became apparent then. His wool was
as fine as silk, and every morning he
was washed and scrubbed and his beau
tiful hair combed.
He had around his neck a neat collar
of russet leather with small spike-heads
in it, and his name Bingo engraved
on a little silver plate. He looked quite
a dandy, and his eyes shone like jet
through the long, crinkly hair that
hung over them.
Farley was very fond of Bingo; who
could help being fond of such a bright,
faithful, affectionate poodle as he was?
You have been told at the start that
Bingo was cut off in his beautiful prime.
ixmg oerore his legs legan to get stiff,
or his memory to fail him, Bingo died.
There was a certain fittingness in the
manner of his taking off, because Bingo
was, above all, a fire-dog. He was a
trick-dog for the amusement of others,
hut ho was a flre-dog through philan
thropy and natural bent. His death oc
curred in this way:
Ono cold, bright night in December
the alarm of fire sounded in the engine
house. Tho horses sprang before the
engine. There was the rush of firemen,
but there occurred for some reason or
other a moment's delay. Bingo was
skipping around in great distress of
mind at this hindrance. There was that
fire burning and where was he?
As soon as the doors were opened he
charged madly forw ard. Some one was
in his way. however, and in dodging him
ho flung himself against a door-post.
The shock -was mo great that he was
thrown back and fell under the hoofs of
the horses as they chargid out. A heavy
hoof with its iron 6hoe crushed down
upon his side.
Poor Bingo! When the engine had
passed over him he feebly and painfully
dragged himself toward one of the stalls
for tho horses. Ho was panting and
once or twice he uttered a feeble whine.
There was not one of those he loved
most near at hand to comfort him. They
were at the fire. He would never go to
a fire again, no raised his head and
looked around the familiar engine-house
with a sigh; then his head fell heavily
to the ground and Bingo was dead.
When they came back from the fire
and found tho poor dog stiff and cold,
a film over his jet-black eyes, the men
felt bad enough, especially Farley. The
lost poodle had lived a noble life for a
poodle and had died in harness, which
was somewhat of a consolation to those
who mourned him. So poor Bingo was
buried decently and his joyous bark was
missed in the engine-house, where he is
still remembered. John J. a Becket,
in Y'outh's Companion.
Adventure in Forest.
On Little river, near Osceola, L.a-7
Robert Warren, a lumberman, lost his
way in the woods. He thought he heard
a human voice, and hallooed to attract
attention. His shout was answered, and
tho cries came nearer and nearer. Then
he discovered that it was a pan
ther that had been yelling. Being un
armed he climbed a tree and remained
in it for an hour. The panther finally
left When he thought the coast was
clear Warren descended and pursued
his way, and when he again hallooed to
attract attention the panther returned,
this time accompanied by his mate. Up
a sapling he again went, armed with a
stout club and determined to sell his
life as dearly as possible. In the mean
time the boys in camp had become
alarmed at his absence and started out
to search for him. They had reached a
point within a quarter of a milo of
where ho was treed when they caught
tho sound of his call for help, and, as an
answering signal, fired off a gun, which
had the effect of frightening off the
panthers Chicago Herald.
EiiCoaraeInfr Extravagance.
John Forth, a Minnesota man, was
digging a well when it caved in on him.
Two men offered to fill up tho well for
SS, and the widow sat down and figured
the funeral expenses at $U. She told
them to go ahead, as it would save her
Sfi, and they were at work when her
neighbors interfered and compelled her
to tha extravagance of exhuming the
body.
A New York dry-goods merchant
says that frequently some of the sub-'
ordinate employes receive larger re
muneration than tho men In whose
hands rests the main responsibility for
running a business. The men who
usually make the most money in the
very large firms are not the superin
tendent and his chief assistaats, but the
buyers of departments.
IS IT PLEASANT TO BE OLD?
Friend, la It pleasant to be old
No, save only that the streets of polA,
And pearly (rates they tmw ho near.
And jasper walls an bright and dear.
That like a picture they unfold.
In this 'tis pleasant tu be old.
'Tis pleasant, tors to think that life.
With all Its tumult vast, and strife.
Its nimny that fade o fast.
Its storms that bid us stand aghast.
And other ills are almost told;
In this 'tis pleasant to be old.
And then the a,-ed feel that rest.
Is of blessiucs sweetest, best.
And .ure to know that rest is near
Unrips much to romfort and to cheer,
A rest above what earth could bold.
In this 'tis pleasant to lie old.
Tlspleasant that In aire we stand.
With feet m near the border land.
That just beyond the sullen tide.
That's seldom very deep or wide.
We enter In the dear old fold.
In this 'tis pleasant to tie old.
And when we draw so near life's verge.
And bear the sullen river Rurpe,
And earthly siK'bt prows faint and dim.
Our vision clearer Is for Him.
Who says, the aped I uphold.
In this 'tis pleasant to be old.
And so we murmur not at all.
As ape's nipht doth round us fall.
Hut upward look with faith's clear eye.
Bey ond the earl h, beyond the sky.
To jasper walls and . tree's of pold.
And there none ever do prow old.
Christ iaa at Work.
HONOR ON THE SEA
Why a Contemptible Trick Failed
to Work
Mr. John Percival is the head of the
great firm of Percival Brothers, the
owners of what, for the purposes of this
story, shall be called the Grapnel Trans
portation Line. In shipping circles it
is well known that Mr. John Percival,
although in the main a kind man, is on
some occasions a cruel one; yet his very
cruelty is a proof of his kindness.
His idea of honor upon the sea is that,
no matter how long it may take or how
much it may cost, a sound ship should
stand by and help to the utmost a neigh
bor in distress. This should be, but un
fortunately it is not, the rule of every
ship-owner. AVhen Mr. John Percival
finds that a captain of one of his steam
ers has failed to help a wrecked or dis
abled craft he becomes furious. It is
said that he even dances about and
breaks up the furniture, and that cap
tain is summarily dismissed from the
ervico of the Grapnel Line, together
with such officers as have aided or abet
ted him.
The consequence of this policy on the
part of Mr. John Percival is that every
poor ship upon the sea which breaks its
walking-beam or loses its smokestacks
and masts in a storm hopes that it may
fall into the hands of the Grapnel
steamers.
One night Captain Alexander Der
went, of the Percival Brothers" ship K
'MTttnza, was pacing the d-ck in company
with the ship's surgeon. Dr. Allis, when
they heard a lom in the distance.
"That's a gun," said the captain, stop
ping short.
It had been very stormy all of the last
;liree days, and had begun to clear only
it inHin that. la.
"It certainly is and there's another,"
returned the surgeon. "I believe some
boat has been struck hard by the storm
and is firing for relief."
As he spoke a rocket could be dimly
descried, going up far to the right of
them.
"I'm behindhand with this gale and
all," sighed tho captain, "but I suppose
I must stand to and help those fellows.
even if it takes a week."
The ship was ordered about at once,
colored lights were burned, guns were
3red, and shortly after sunrise the next
morning the Kram found herself
towing along the English steamer Cam
bjfitt, of the Pendleton Freight Line.
Her engine was broken, her captain said,
and she had leen lying for forty-eight
hours unable to move.
For two days after her rescue by the
Etjxranza her officers appeared to be
-jvercome with gratitude. Captain Der
vent lent the disabled steamer many
tools. The carpenter and engineer of
' he Espiranz offered also their assist
ance in helping to repair the engine.
Hit this was steadily declined. The
itlicers of the &nnbyc did not think it
vas "worth while;" they would "tinker
i little themselves as they went along,
A-ithout troubling the Erperanza any
more than was necessary."
For four days the EnjHTtinza steamed
slowly through the waste of w aters, tow
.ng her huge charge. The Cat$yc was
heavily laden and retarded the progress
of her friend woefully.
On the evening of the fourth day Cap
tain Derw-ent and the surgeon were
again walking the deck. It was not
stormy, but the fog was quite dense.
The few passengers had retired to their
state-rooms. The crew were at their
posts. Every thing was very still, ex
cept for the throbbing engine and the
rolling of the waves.
"Queer lot we've got over there," said
Captain IVrwent, jerking his hand to
ward the Vambyitrs.
"Have they spoken you at all to-day?"
asked the surgeon.
"Nary a word since early morning. I
lon't like their looks. Anybody would
think from their manners yesterday and
'-o-day that wo were receiving a great
favor from theru in their allowing us to
tow thim. They wanted to know this
morning if we couldn't go a little faster.
I suppose they think we are trying to
mount up a big bill for towage. If they
jive me any more of their sass' I'll cut
loose from them and John Percival may
say what ho pleases."
"What's that?" asked Dr. Allis, stop
ping short in his walk. "Who's med
dling with the hawsers?"
"Just so," said the captain, in a
troubled and excited voice. "That's the
rasping of ropes and no mistake. I 1
believe," he cried, furiously, "that that
Vambyiu has cut the cables!"
They rushed aft. The cables were
dragging in the brine and through the
pitchy darkness and fog the lights of
the Cimlyta could bo dimly nw-n and
her screw beard as she steamed off in
the distance.
"The curs!" yelled the captain.
"They've mended their engine with our
tools and things and now they think
they are going to get off without paying
a cent of towage! The short-sighted
fools! They were never more mistaken
in their lives!"
The next morning rcse clear and sun
ny, but tho ocean was unspocked by any
6ign of life as the captain swept tho
horizon with his glass. The Eaperunza,
w ith all steam crowded on, Lurried to
ward it destination, a port which wo
will call Terrapin.
Four days later Captain Derwent was
walking up tho street of that city to
ward the company's office, to make his
report to John Pen-ival. He had taken
a tug up tho barlior, feeling that tho
Grapnel Company must ! very anxious.
The Errinza was five days' overdue.
The captain oiiotied the office dxir and
smilingly saluted a clerk or two who sat
there. They only half-bowed to him.
The jolly officer wondered at their cool
ness, but pushed on without delay to
ward the small inner office of the head
of the firm.
John Pen-ival sat there, his Tuassivo
frame lK-nding over his desk.
"Good morning, Mr. Percival." be
gan Captain Derwent in his '.oud, cheery
tone, "I hurried up the bay a little in
advance of tho Erjicrnnzn. but "
John Percival tossed his gray head as
soon as he heard the captain's voice,
and sprang to his feet, glowering at his
visitor like an angry lion.
"You scoundrel!" he half roared and
half hissed. "Get out of my office, or
you'll leave it at tho toe of my lootl
How dare you show your skulking face
in here? You've disgraced my line,
sir! disgraced your profession! disgraced
us all!"
"But but " began tho poor captain.
"I tell you, hold your tongue!" yelled
John Percival, growing angrier as he
proceeded. "Haven't 1 heard, sir, how
3'ou passed the Cantby in mid ocean?
You heard their guns, you saw their
signal, and left them to shift for them
selves You're a precious s-viundrel,
that's what you are, Aleck Derwent!
Passing those poor fellows"
"Hut "protested the captain again,
now quite as wrathy as his employer.
"Hold your tongue, I tell you!" John
Percival went on, calming down not a
w hit. "The VnntbyH got in threo bourn
ago, and I have heard their story. Get
out of my office, sir, and never let me
set eyes on you again!"
He gave the muscular captain a push
which sent him outside the door before
he knew what he was about, slammed
the door behind him, and bolted it loudly.
Captain Derwent made his way slowly
out to the street. He understood the
situation perfectly now. and knew that
it was only a question of tnue before tho
short-sighted officers of the Curri'iyc
should receive their deserts. But that
steamer woull doubtless leave as soon
as she possibly could, and it was desir
able to have tho matter righted before
she got away. Up the harbor, not ten
minutes' sail away, was steaming the
Eai" r.jtc., her flaps all afloat and her
passengers leaning over the railings.
The captain stood quietly on tho jock
till she came up. and then he sought the
surgeon and mate, and told them ol the
perfidy of the Cam hi;,. In a few mo
ments tho story was all over the ship.
Captain Derwent was very pupi:! ir, and
every ono was indignant that John Per
cival should have accepted lin- inven
tions of the f '.'tjj viil:i rr trivir.g his
own men a chance to presenr thi ir side.
Then- were eighteen p.i--.. :ige:s on
board of the ri, and tin- unde
clared that they "wished li v could tell
John Percival how the can- really
stood."
"The office is clo.se by, Cap'ain Der
went," said one of tiiein; "it won't take
but a moment. Let us all go with you.
JoLu Percival can hardly refuse to ac
cept such overwhelming testimony as
that."
"We'd thank you, captain," said the
engineer, touching his hat as he ap
peared, rushing from his work and on
fire with the exciting news "we'd
thank you if you would let us nil go to
Mr. Percival and back you up."
"It can't do any harm, and will clear
up tho matter quicker than any thing
else possibly can." said the mate.
Captain Derwent laughed.
"It certainly would," he assented, and
in a hubbub of enthusiasm the strange
procession started, leaving the ship in
charge of the cook and scullions. It
seemed as though all Terrapin came out
to stare at the sight as tho A'.-y ri;a'
crew and passengers, vastly amused at
themselves, made their way toward
John Percival's office. 1 n a stale of ir
resistible good-naturo they broke open
the door and swarmed every nook and
corner of the larger outer room in which
a dozen clerks were writing.
One of tho passengers, who had been
selected as the spokesman, an Italian
nobleman of fine character aud pres
ence, and personally acquainted with
John Percival, approached tho still
bolted door of the private office. It w-as
opened at his knock.
"I have come, my dear sir," legan
the nobleman, bowing courteously. "
report to you the admirable fidelity
the commanding officer of the Enj-f
ranza."
The choleric old man almost jumped
into the air.
"What do you mean, sir? What do
you mean?" ho cried, sternly.
The mass of interested faces outside
his door just then caught John Per
cival's eye, and he could not but listen
to the true story of the Ein riinza' ad
venture with tho CtuiibyM-. In the face
of tho overwhelming testimony pre
sented there was nothing to do for the
doughty old man but to lielieve it, and
to tender a humble apology to Captain
Derwent.
The officers of the Cwiibytes were ar
rested just as they were getting up
steam to depart, and a letter was soon
on its way to her owners, which was
couched in such terms that it brought a
largo payment to the Grapnel Lino for
towage and for assistance rendered.
As a portion of this money was divided
among the crew of tho Eptrama they
felt amply repaid for their little trip
to the company's office and for the in
sult offered to their captain, who, it is
needless to say, stands higher than
ever to-day in the regard of the owners
of tho Grapnel Line. Kate Upson
Clark, in Y'outh's Companion.
Draws the Line at Codn.n.
We live to eat and we eat to live,
writes the editor of tho Wise County
(Tex.) Messenger. Bring us twenty
five cents, worth of peas, poaches,
pears, pi urns, polecats or jHissums, and
get the best paper for thirteen weeks.
We will accept butter, beans, eggs,
chkikens (it fully hatched), and any
other digestible vegetables or fruits.
We eat any thing ex-ept codfish or
grindstones.
Disastrous Ki perlmeiit.
A Chambersburg (Pa.) youth though"
he ought to try some of his girl's cook
ing before marriage. Ho ate a dinrc
which she prepared w ith her e-: L-ndX
and hasn't been to see br since.
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